LOT 3766
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Diobol. 'Amphipolis' mint, circa 336-323 BC.
Young head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, two eagles standing facing one another on thunderbolt. Price 155; HGC 3.1, 906. Extremely Fine.(1.29gr, 11mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXX, 21 March 2024, lot 149.
Acquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3766
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Diobol.
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£175 (EUR 203; USD 236) +BP*
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Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 2.94gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AR Hemiobol. 5th century BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of ram to right / Large wreath-like symbol, within dotted border; all within incuse square. Cf. Asia Minor Coins #15018. 0.46gr, 7mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lycian League, Masikytes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 35-30 BC.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Head of Apollo to right, wearing tainia / Kithara; ΛYKIΩN above, M-A Σ-I across; all within incuse square. Troxell, Lycian, Period IV, Series 4, 103; RPC I 3304. 1.80gr, 16mm, 12h.
Mint State.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
